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Wednesday 4 November 2009

1977 Honda 305cc



Sammy Miller developed in 1977 this nice Long-stroke 305cc Honda.

The engine had 305cc displacement with a compression ratio 8.2:1 and offered 22.5 Hp at 8.00rpm
The weight was 90 Kg and was equiped with his own Hi Boy chrome plated Renolds 531 tube Frame.
Rob Shepherd won the British Championship in 1977 with this 305cc long-stroke Honda bike.

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1976 Honda TL50

The TL50 went on sale on 1976. Its stylish lines came from the larger TL125 and TL250, and it was equipped with a 5-speed transmission.
The TL50 was offered in two colors, dark Green and Red Accent combined glossy White

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1975 TL 125 High-Boy



In 1975 Sammy Miller introduced a big improvement on the TL125 frame. He developed a new frame for the 125/150 Honda.
This frame was built using Renolds 531 tubes and saves more than 11Kg and was finished chromiud plated. The sump shield was screwed. High-Boy frame was designed to accept all the standard Honda 125 parts.

The High-boy Sammy Myller frame was 11Kg lighter than the standard Honda TL125 frame.





























An original one High-boy Sammy frame using an XL180 engine. The picture was sent by Dean Horwood from UK.




















The frame has stamped the number 267 that means probably the first and original High-Boy frame production.

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